Middle English Dictionary Entry
bīsen adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | bīsen adj. Also bijcen, bissen. |
| Etymology | From bīs (1) (as silken from silk), or OF bissin. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of bis.
Associated quotations
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Roy 1.B.6)Apoc.19.8 : That she couere hir with whijte bijce [WB(2): bissyn] shijnynge; forsothe bijcen [WB(2): bissyn] ben the iustifiynges of seyntis.